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Copernicus Masters Competition Submissions Due by July 13

April 16, 2015 - By

Copernicus Masters submissions of ideas, applications or business concepts involving innovative uses of Earth observation data are due by July 13. Along with cash prizes, the winners will gain access to an international network, corresponding data, start-up funding and other support valued at more than €300,000 ($322,444) total. The amount of data produced by Copernicus, the European Earth observation program, and its Sentinel satellites opens the door... read more

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GPS Glitch Two Years Older than First Stated

April 15, 2015 - By

On Wednesday, the GPS Directorate said further data analysis shows that a technical error affecting some Boeing GPS IIF satellites first appeared in 2011, two years earlier than originally stated, according to a Reuters report. The error first appeared one year after the GPS IIF satellites became operational. The error affects the way the ground control system builds and uploads messages transmitted by the satellites, but... read more

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Air Force to Award Additional GPS III Satellite Contracts

April 15, 2015 - By

The U.S. Air Force plans to award multiple contracts for companies to demonstrate their ability to build GPS III satellites, according to a report by Mike Gruss of Space News. The Air Force expects to award the contracts — worth up to $6 million — during this calendar year. Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver is the current GPS III satellite contractor, building the first eight GPS III satellites. The... read more

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Traqueur Unveils Autonomous Mobile Beacon Nano

April 15, 2015 - By

Traqueur, a French-based company in the field of advanced telematics, has introduced Nano, an autonomous mobile beacon for the protection of property and objects designed to optimize the potential of the Sigfox network. Nano uses radio and GPS to track indoor and outdoor location, has a battery life of three to five years and is named Nano for its compactness. In June 2014, Traqueur formed a strategic technical partnership... read more

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Applanix Unveils Expanded Marine Product Portfolio

April 15, 2015 - By

Applanix has introduced an expanded portfolio of marine georeferencing and motion compensation solutions. Taking advantage of Applanix proprietary technology, the new line-up of marine products offers high-performance solutions to a broader cross-section of the hydrographic survey industry. All Applanix Marine products benefit from the optimal integration of GNSS and inertial observables, with access to Trimble GNSS technology for performance advantages. The announcement was... read more

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Airbus Launches WorldDEM Digital Terrain Model

April 15, 2015 - By

Airbus Defence and Space has launched its WorldDEM Digital Terrain Model (DTM), a highly accurate standardized representation of bare Earth elevation that can be made available for any point on the globe. This addition completes the WorldDEM portfolio, enabling Airbus Defence and Space to provide both surface and terrain elevation information in support of global customer projects. WorldDEM DTM can... read more

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U.S. Navy to Deploy Underwater Drones from Submarines

April 15, 2015 - By

The U.S. Navy plans to deploy its first underwater drones from submarines later this year, according to a report by Military.com. The website quoted Rear Adm. Joseph Tofalo, the Navy’s director of undersea warfare, who said the deployment will include the use of the Remus 600 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to perform undersea missions around the globe. “Now you are talking about a submarine... read more

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Esri, Safe Software Release Common Framework for Electrical Utilities

April 15, 2015 - By

Esri and Safe Software have paired to develop and openly share a Common Information Model (CIM) template for data exchange. The template demonstrates one approach to translating network data from an Esri ArcGIS database into CIM XML format. The XML can then be shared with other enterprise systems. “The power behind a CIM is to provide a common language to... read more

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